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Boom Boom Playbill - January 1929
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Broadway
Original
Casino Theatre
1404 Broadway (W. 39th), New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
J. Keirn Brennan
,
Mann Holiner
music:
Werner Janssen
book:
Fanny Todd Mitchell
People (66)
Jeanette MacDonald
Jean
(Original)
Laurette Adams
Gussie
(Original)
Kendall Capps
Skippy Carr
(Original)
Cortez and Peggy
Cortez and Peggy
(Original)
Cary Grant
Reggie Phipps
(Original)
Jackie Hurlbut
Friend of Tilly
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Nell Kelly
Tilly Mc Guire
(Original)
Richard Lee
Sigmund Squnk
(Original)
Frank McIntyre
Worthington Smith
(Original)
Eddie Nelson
Texas
(Original)
Stanley Ridges
Tony Smith
(Original)
Marcella Swanson
Maybella La Tour
(Original)
Harry Welsh
Head Waiter
(Original)
Elva Adams
Chorus
(Original)
Tennylis Allyn
Chorus
(Original)
Jimmy Ardell
Chorus
(Original)
Clement Cancid
Chorus
(Original)
Azeada Charkouie
Chorus
(Original)
Ray Cirake
Chorus
(Original)
Katharine Dayton
Chorus
(Original)
Tina DeBrauw
Chorus
(Original)
Alice Edrique
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Edwards
Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Gilligan
Chorus
(Original)
Doreen Glover
One of the Four Nightingales
(Original)
William Hale
Chorus
(Original)
Katherine Hoevel
Chorus
(Original)
Pat Hunter
Chorus
(Original)
Harry Kirby
Chorus
(Original)
George Leland
Chorus
(Original)
Ann Loomis
Chorus
(Original)
Virginia Martin
Chorus
(Original)
Lucille Mercier
Chorus
(Original)
George Oliver
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Palmer
Chorus
(Original)
Jessie Payne
One of the Four Nightingales
(Original)
Rosalind Rensing
Chorus
(Original)
Bob Richards
Chorus
(Original)
Doreen Roberts
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Roth
Chorus
(Original)
Jean Russell
Chorus
(Original)
Loretta Sayers
One of the Four Nightingales
(Original)
Evelyn Sayres
One of the Four Nightingales
(Original)
Evelyn Shay
Chorus
(Original)
Frank Sherlock
Chorus
(Original)
Bobby Shutta
Chorus
(Original)
Evelyn Sintae
Chorus
(Original)
Frances Stevens
Chorus
(Original)
Maybel Van
Chorus
(Original)
Virgie Vane
Chorus
(Original)
Bee Walz
Chorus
(Original)
Sam Wasserman
Chorus
(Original)
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Jeanette MacDonald
Jean
(Original)
Laurette Adams
Gussie
(Original)
Kendall Capps
Skippy Carr
(Original)
Cortez and Peggy
Cortez and Peggy
(Original)
Cary Grant
Reggie Phipps
(Original)
Jackie Hurlbut
Friend of Tilly
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Nell Kelly
Tilly Mc Guire
(Original)
Richard Lee
Sigmund Squnk
(Original)
Frank McIntyre
Worthington Smith
(Original)
Eddie Nelson
Texas
(Original)
Stanley Ridges
Tony Smith
(Original)
Marcella Swanson
Maybella La Tour
(Original)
Harry Welsh
Head Waiter
(Original)
Elva Adams
Chorus
(Original)
Tennylis Allyn
Chorus
(Original)
Jimmy Ardell
Chorus
(Original)
Clement Cancid
Chorus
(Original)
Azeada Charkouie
Chorus
(Original)
Ray Cirake
Chorus
(Original)
Katharine Dayton
Chorus
(Original)
Tina DeBrauw
Chorus
(Original)
Alice Edrique
Chorus
(Original)
Jack Edwards
Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Gilligan
Chorus
(Original)
Doreen Glover
One of the Four Nightingales
(Original)
William Hale
Chorus
(Original)
Katherine Hoevel
Chorus
(Original)
Pat Hunter
Chorus
(Original)
Harry Kirby
Chorus
(Original)
George Leland
Chorus
(Original)
Ann Loomis
Chorus
(Original)
Virginia Martin
Chorus
(Original)
Lucille Mercier
Chorus
(Original)
George Oliver
Chorus
(Original)
Dorothy Palmer
Chorus
(Original)
Jessie Payne
One of the Four Nightingales
(Original)
Rosalind Rensing
Chorus
(Original)
Bob Richards
Chorus
(Original)
Doreen Roberts
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Roth
Chorus
(Original)
Jean Russell
Chorus
(Original)
Loretta Sayers
One of the Four Nightingales
(Original)
Evelyn Sayres
One of the Four Nightingales
(Original)
Evelyn Shay
Chorus
(Original)
Frank Sherlock
Chorus
(Original)
Bobby Shutta
Chorus
(Original)
Evelyn Sintae
Chorus
(Original)
Frances Stevens
Chorus
(Original)
Maybel Van
Chorus
(Original)
Virgie Vane
Chorus
(Original)
Bee Walz
Chorus
(Original)
Sam Wasserman
Chorus
(Original)
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Fanny Todd Mitchell
Book
Werner Janssen
Music
Orchestration
J. Keirn Brennan
Lyrics
Mann Holiner
Lyrics
Louis Verneuil
Source Material (from the play "Mlle. Ma Mere")
George F. Marion
Staging
John Boyle
Choreographer
Watson Barratt
Scenic Design
George Barbier
Costume Design
Josephs
Costume Design
Orry Kelly
Costume Design
Lee Shubert
Producer
J.J. Shubert
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
28
1929
Closing Date
Mar
30
1929
Performances
72
as of Dec 04, 2025
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